Marie Joussaye
| Marie Joussaye | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marie Josie 1864 Belleville, Ontario |
| Died |
1949 Vancouver |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | poetry |
| Spouse | David Heatherington Fotheringham |
Marie Joussaye (1864 Belleville, Ontario - 24 March 1949 Vancouver) was a Canadian poet.
Life
Marie Josie grew up in Belleville. She was a newspaper journalist in Toronto. In 1893, she was president of the Working Girls' Union.[1] She moved to Dawson City, Yukon. In November 1903, she married David Heatherington Fotheringham, a Northwest Mounted Policeman. They had financial difficulties. In 1924, she moved to Mayo, Yukon. In 1929, she moved to Vancouver, where she died on 24 March 1949.[2]
Works
- The Songs that Quinte Sang (1895)
- Selections from Anglo-Saxon Songs (1918)
References
- ↑ Gregory S. Kealey (1991). Toronto Workers Respond to Industrial Capitalism, 1867-1892. University of Toronto Press. pp. 383–. ISBN 978-0-8020-6883-5.
- ↑ Moran, Rodger J. "Marie Joussaye Fotheringham". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
Sources
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Wikisource has original works written by or about: Marie Joussaye Fotheringham |
- Carole Gerson, “Only a Working Girl: The Story of Marie Joussaye Fotheringham,” Northern Review 19 (Winter 1998)
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